COLD is a dark fairy tale about love, grief, madness and redemption. Winner of 27 awards, including 12 for best film, COLD has played in festivals all over the world. After a routine ante-natal appointment a thirty-something couple find themselves transported to a terrifying frozen forest in which they are unable to speak.
Forced to shelter in a remote cabin, hunted by a ferocious wild beast and desperate to find their way home, they are forced to confront the brutal truth about themselves, each other and the future of their unborn child.
COLD is a deeply personal work for Director Claire Coaché and writer Lisle Turner. After experiencing an unavoidable medical termination and then a miscarriage in which Claire experienced near-fatal blood loss, they were determined to speak about a subject so often awkwardly avoided. The work is based not only on their experiences but on the first-person testimonies of other couples willing to speak about this subject. COLD was shot on the mainstage of Courtyard Hereford while the venue was closed during Covid. The production combined the skillsets of theatre and film professionals to unique effect. In late 2021 Cold previewed on cinema screens at Courtyard Hereford, Lyric Hammersmith and Theatre Royal Norwich. It’s inclusion in the London International Mime Festival saw the beginning of it’s 2022 festival tour. The film has subsequently screened in festivals all over the world and collected 27 awards.
CONTENT WARNING: Contains images of baby loss and miscarriage.